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to several of the cherry trees. The 

 weeping cherry I have seen in some 

 gardens blooming beautifully, but in 

 the Arboretum these trees are not do- 

 ing as well as usual. This is the form 

 of Prunus subhirtella, var. pondula 

 which has long been a favorite garden 

 plant in Japan, and was seut many 

 years ago to Europe and then to the 

 United States. As Professor Sargent 

 points out. while this plant is per- 

 fectly hardy In Massachusetts, it often 

 grows badly here and dies long before 

 its time because European cherry 

 stocks have been used for multiplying 



it. The proper stocks for the weeping 

 cherry are the seedling plants of 

 Prunus subhirtella var. ascendens. 

 Using this stock the results are vastly 



better 



Corylopsls is an Asiatic genus of the 

 Witch Hazel Family with light yellow 

 flowers in long drooping clusters ap- 

 pearing before the leaves which have 

 a general resemblance to those of the 

 Witch Hazels. Nearly all the species 

 are represented in the colectlon of the 

 Arnold Arboretum, but only C. Goto- 

 ana, a native of the elevated regions 

 of central Japan, is worthy of general 



cultivation in Eastern Massachusetts, 

 for it is perfectly hardy here even the 

 flower-buds having been uninjured by 

 the exceptionally low temperature of 

 the winter of 1917-1918. This is one 

 of the handsomest of the early spring 

 flowering shrubs which can be grown 

 in this part of the country and one of 

 the important Arnold Arboretum in- 

 troductions. The largest plant in the 

 collection is on Hickory Path near 

 Centre street and is now covered with 

 flowers. A small plant of another 

 Japanese species, C. pauciflora, grow- 

 ing on Hickory Path near C. Gotoana, 

 is also now covered with flowers. This 

 is unusual, for although the plant Is 

 hardy the flower-buds are often killed 

 by cold, as are those of another Japan- 

 ese species, C. spicata. The stems and 

 branches of the Chinese species, C. 

 Veitchiana and C. Willmottae are un- 

 injured, but the flower-huds are killed. 

 These plants have flowered In the 

 Arnold Arboretum, but two years ago 

 they were killed to the ground and 

 there is little hope that these band- 

 some shrubs will prove useful for New 

 England gardens. 



The early promise of the magnolias 

 for a fine blooming season has been 

 fulfilled. In spite of the cold winter 

 even the most delicate seem to have 

 suffered not at all. I can hardly re- 

 member when Soulangeana and other 

 hybrids have bloomed so well. Ap- 

 parently Magnolia Glauca, the Sweet 

 Bay which is ^n especial favorite in 

 New England, and which grows so 

 readily in certain sections there, will 

 be quite as free with Its blooms. 



A new edition of the pamphlet 

 called "Hardy Perennials and How to 

 Grow Them," issued by Henry F. 

 Michell, of Philadelphia, has just come 

 to my desk. As supplementing their 

 catalogue, this is a remarkably valu- 

 able little book. In it have been 

 selected the perennials which are most 

 desirable for the garden of the ama- 

 teur, and because the list is not too 

 long each kind can be treated at con- 

 siderable length. The illustrations are 

 excellent, and it is safe to say that the 

 pamphlet has proved and will continue 

 to prove itself verj' valuable as a busi- 

 ness getter. 



